Validation of the principal axis model (PAM) and its application to genotype selection in field pea (Pisum sativum L.) Crops

Annals of Botany

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 651-656

  Moot, D J ^a   Wilson, D R ^b   Mcneil, D L ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Field pea (Pisum sativum L.); Genetic harvest index; Minimum plant weight; Plant harvest index; Plant population; Principal axis model; Seed weight; Selection criteria

Indexed keywords

PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM;

EID: 0030805094     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1997.0403     Document Type: Article

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